Provérbios 10
John Chrysostom · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Provérbios 10:2
"Treasures bring no profit to the unrighteous." What then? Did not many avoid death by paying money? Certainly, but they did not get free from sin and in fact they prepared for themselves a life much worse than death. Therefore let us not put our confidence in wealth but in virtue. Indeed when justice comes to deadly sins, people are taken away by death. Would they not rather receive profit from being righteous than from treasures amassed on the earth, "where they grow rusty and moth-eaten, and thieves break in to steal them?" Thus, justice not only saves those who possess it but also leads many others to desire it, and always transports them from death to eternal immortality. — COMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 10:2
Provérbios 10:7
"The memory of the just man will be praised." But he did not say this because he meant that the departed souls are helped by our praise. He said it because those who praise the departed derive the greatest benefits from remembering them. Since, therefore, we have so much to gain from keeping their memory sacred, let us not reject the wise man's words but rather let us heed them. — AGAINST THE ANOMOEANS, HOMILY 6:3
Provérbios 10:9-10
Absalom was a treacherous man and "stole all men's hearts." Observe how great was his treachery. It is recorded, "He went about, and said 'Have you no judgment?' " wishing to conciliate everyone to himself. But David was guileless. What then? Look at the end of them both, look, how full of utter madness was the former! For inasmuch as he looked solely to the hurt of his father, in all other things he was blinded. But not so David. For "he that walks uprightly, walks securely." — HOMILIES ON EPHESIANS 15
Provérbios 10:25
"When the storm has passed by, the wicked are destroyed: the righteous, by avoiding it, are saved forever." When temptation attacks, the wicked easily sin. On the other hand, the righteous are saved for eternity when they conquer temptation through patience and a soul of gratitude toward God. Notice how safe righteousness is: the righteous are saved when they avoid evil, are on the defensive and stand firm constantly. The wicked, on the other hand, are thrown to the ground even when the disturbance or temptation has not attacked completely. Therefore those who ignore the just judgment of God easily sin. — COMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 10:25